When imperfect understanding is good
IEEE Spectrum June 21, 2018 DOI: 10.1109/mspec.2018.8389183 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Recounts that attending a conference remotely via live Internet presentations felt like an "out-of-body experience," lacking the visceral interaction of physical attendance, with attention that often wavered and a sometimes unfocused perspective throughout. |
Abstract
I RECENTLY ATTENDED A CONFERENCE by watching live presentations over the Internet. This was a kind of out-of-body experience, as I virtually hovered over the meeting without the visceral interaction of physical attendance. My attention often wavered, and I viewed the entirety through a sometimes unfocused perspective.